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Vi har ju hört ifrån en del här på forumet att allt är som vanligt i Thailand, att folk har jobb och att livet rullar på som vanligt trots coronakrisen, men den bilden stämmer dåligt om man ska tro på uppgifter i media som säger att 27 miljoner människor inom turism, underhållning, mat och service sektorerna har förlorat sina jobb.
Bara 50% av dessa 27 miljoner som nu är arbetslösa har fått ta del av det stöd på 5000 baht som Prayut utlovade, dessa står nu i kö där välgörenhetsorganisationer delar ut matpaket, nudlar och mjölk m.m.
27 MILLION Thais have lost their income
by
Mark KellySeptember 1, 2020
The sight of long lines of unemployed getting free food provided by Buddhist or Christian charities has become commonplace since the COVID-19 pandemic badly impacted the capacity of informal workers to make a living.
At least 27 million of them have lost their job in tourism, entertainment, food and service sectors.
With air travel at a standstill and tens of millions of tourists no longer coming because of the coronavirus, the economy has turned into a desert as jobs and wages vanished.
Given the situation, the mass of the unemployed have turned to the government for help.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has promised a monthly subsidy of 5,000 baht (about US$ 153), but so far only half of the 27 million have received something.
It is unclear how long the government can provide this assistance.
The situation is even more worrying for foreign migrants since government assistance is limited to Thai workers.
Whilst waiting for the government to provide aid, the unemployed are queuing up at charities for rice, noodles, milk and curry packets.
It is estimated that the Thai economy will experience its worst contraction (6.5 per cent) since the Asian financial crisis of 1998.
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